Balenciaga outlines gender equality and sustainability efforts
“Balenciaga has been in the Lyst ranking for three years,” said the executive, proud of the label’s representation in the ranking of the most popular brands in…
Black Friday e-spend to rise in double-digits, deals to be seen all month
Well, at least that’s what IMRG, the UK online retail association, is calling it and its interest in the event is understandable given how important online sales…
Fashion for Good quantifies potential of reusable post-consumer textiles in Europe
The study was carried out in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK. It monitored 21 tonnes of end-of-life garments from the Fall/Winter 2021 and…
How masks went from ‘muzzle’ to fashion’s object of desire
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus has upended the Western wardrobe and challenged its deepest codes about freedom, comfort and self-expression.From being a curious oddity seen…
H&M-backed joint venture secures new partner, has big plans for new fibre
Founded in 2014, the sustainability initiative takes renewable forest raw material and regenerates the cellulose into a textile fibre. The technology uses less energy and chemicals than…
Coty completes $200 million KKW Beauty deal
The deal was first announced in June of 2020. In a press release, Coty said that the company and Kardashian West will focus on entering new beauty…
As virus-wary shoppers opt for online purchases, retailers pay the price
Retailers often use the more lucrative in-store sales to subsidize hefty e-commerce costs, ranging from marketing to fulfillment and shipping. Companies don’t usually break out those expenses,…
Indian textile firms fail to investigate abuse complaints, say activists
Big textile companies are legally required to form committees to look into sexual harassment complaints but the vast majority haven’t done so, according to campaigners.In response to…
Health report urges ban of term ‘anti-aging’ from the beauty industry
Dubbed “That Age Old Question,” the report, which was carried out by Great Britain’s Royal Society for Public Health in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, states…
Mango’s Toni Ruiz on the brand’s ambitious growth strategy
The past few years have been rather difficult for Mango. An aggressive restructuring plan sent the business into the red in 2016. And while losses have improved,…